Plantersville, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 30°19′59″N95°51′47″W / 30.33306°N 95.86306°W | |
country | United States |
state | Texas |
county | Grimes |
Area | |
• Total | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
• Land | 1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2019) [3] | 594 |
• Density | 300.76/sq mi (116.10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 936 |
FIPS code | 48-58040 |
GNIS feature ID | 2791463 [2] |
Website | https://cityofplantersville.net/ |
Plantersville is a city in Grimes County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated as a city on May 15, 2017. It is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 105, Farm to Market Road 1774, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the southeastern part of the county. It is adjacent to the city of Todd Mission.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2019 (est.) | 594 | [3] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] |
Public education in the Plantersville area is provided by the Navasota Independent School District. [5] Navasota High School is its comprehensive high school.
Since 1974, Plantersville has been home to the Texas Renaissance Festival, an annual event which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Over 644,000 visitors were recorded in 2017. [6]
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